After 109 games, the 1970 Sox were 38-71. Sweet Lou went 4 for 5 as the Royals, in their 2nd season of existence, beat the Sox 7-2 in game #109. Attendance at Comiskey.....er "White Sox Park" was 3,587!

We're only 2 games back! I don't know whether to scream, laugh, or cry.

....at least the fans in 1970 had Nancy Faust.

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Originally Posted by Irishsox1

This is the worst Sox team I have seen ever in my life. Worse than the 1989 Sox.

I actually enjoyed watching the '89 Sox. Unlike this year's team, they had an exciting core of young talent.

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Originally Posted by SI1020

I appreciate the sarcasm, it gave me a badly needed laugh. I still prefer the 1970 team to this years vintage. They just might be the first Sox team in over 50 years of fandom that I actually don't like. Brainless listless lessless? Yeah that about describes them on the baseball field.

What about the 2011 White Sox? While not as bad as this year's team, that team quit just about every time they trailed in a game and had a manager who spent the season with one foot on a plane to Miami. They were pretty unlikeable/unwatchable.

Two unlikeable, unwatchable teams in the last 3 seasons - wow! Why won't Sox fans support their team? The only explanation I can think of is a lousy fan base.

In their 114th game, the '70 team beat the 2nd place California Angels 8-1 in front of 2,679 fans for a Saturday game at Comiskey Park. In the lineup for the Halos that day were Sandy Alomar Sr, future Sox manager Jim Fregosi, and future South Side Hitman Jim Spencer. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...97008080.shtml

The Sox have their work cut out for them to keep pace. The 1970 team went on to lose 10 of their next 11 games.

In their 114th game, the '70 team beat the 2nd place California Angels 8-1 in front of 2,679 fans for a Saturday game at Comiskey Park. In the lineup for the Halos that day were Sandy Alomar Sr, future Sox manager Jim Fregosi, and future South Side Hitman Jim Spencer. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...97008080.shtml

The Sox have their work cut out for them to keep pace. The 1970 team went on to lose 10 of their next 11 games.

Considering we've lost 12 in a row to the ALC and the vast majority of the games left are against the ALC the current team has a legitimate shot...

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The 1970 Sox sure earned those 106 losses. The loss to which these Sox aspire, number 106, happened on the final day of the season, and in typical fashion-the Sox were down 3-1 in the top of the 9th vs. the Angels in Anaheim when Walt Williams struck a game-tying home run. In the top of the 11th Bill Melton hit his 33rd homer of the season to give them a 4-3 lead which they couldn't hold. They lost in the bottom of the inning on a game-winning hit by Mel Queen-the Angels pitcher.

But it was a loss with heart. I only hope that the 2013 Sox show as much heart if/when they chalk up number 106.

By the way, in 1970 the average price of a new car was $3,500 and the average price of a house was $25,000.

Interesting that the average price of a house was about twice the major league minimum salary and now the average price of a house less than half the major league minimum.

The 1970 White Sox lost 13 of the last 16 games, the games Chuck Tanner managed at the end of the season. The team didn't trade away any veterans midseason, though as the current team has. They did allow Aparicio to go home a week early after he broke the games-played-at-shortstop record.

The 1970 White Sox actually claimed a veteran reliever off waivers in September, much to the anger of the pitcher, Steve Hamilton, who had been headed to a contender if he had cleared waivers. It was quite a year for Hamilton who on one hand threw a pitch that inspired an Indians hitter to slash his wrists and quit baseball. It ended with a whimper in the cold White Sox bullpen, out of which he got only three innings of work to end his American League career.

Playing for the A's that day were lots of familiar names: Rick Monday, Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, etc.

We're not likely to catch the '70 team in futility, but we might catch the '76 team that finished with 97 losses. After 138 games, the '76 team is 3 games ahead of this year's squad with a 59-79 record.

Several of the same names in the '76 box score for Oakland as from the '70 game. Fingers, Campaneris, Tenace, Rudi. Interesting that future White Sox slacker Claudell Washington was in the lineup for the A's that day. As was Willie McCovey. I thought he played his entire career with the Giants.

Playing for the A's that day were lots of familiar names: Rick Monday, Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, etc.

We're not likely to catch the '70 team in futility, but we might catch the '76 team that finished with 97 losses. After 138 games, the '76 team is 3 games ahead of this year's squad with a 59-79 record.

Several of the same names in the '76 box score for Oakland as from the '70 game. Fingers, Campaneris, Tenace, Rudi. Interesting that future White Sox slacker Claudell Washington was in the lineup for the A's that day. As was Willie McCovey. I thought he played his entire career with the Giants.

It has been a rough 2013 year for me personally taking care of elderly parents and my own family so I have not had much time to post here on WSI. I do periodically check Sox scores and stats via the MLB app on my phone. Today, I opened the MLB app and saw that the Sox now have 83 losses. So sad.

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